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Microsoft Office 2010 & VS 2010 Launch in Lebanon!

2010-06-09T21:15:45Z

One last farewell Gift i made for my friends in Microsoft Lebanon, was providing an extra hand in the organization of the Official Launch of Visual Studio 2010 and Office 2010… 2 of my favorite Products Microsoft Ever Made!

We tried to give a Unique way of the Launch so we decided to follow some leads from VS 2010 Launches that happened in the Gulf where they took place by sponsoring a Movie! so in Lebanon, Microsoft invited IT Professionals & Developers from Across several companies to attend a Special Screening of “Prince of Persia, The Sands of Time”.. that was held in Cinema City - CityMall, Wednesday 9th of June at 6:30PM

We prepared Special Videos that were displayed before the actual film has started, and they were displayed as follows:

1- Introduction (i haven’t upload the Actual Edited One but this is the cool part of it )

2- Prince of Persia – The Game

3- Introduction to Sharepoint 2010 by MSDN Regional Director, Khaled Chebat

4- We knew some people will have little or No CLUE what sharepoint is… so we included this nice video called “Sharepoint in PLAIN ENGLISH!”

5- and off course one of my Master Pieces, the remixed version… Scratch IE

6- Now since /*Life runs on CODE*/… a Special video prepared by Wessam Zeidan and myself to put people in the right MOOD!!

7- SkechFlow (i haven’t found the actual video that was displayed on the net, so here’s another more detailed one on Expression Blend & Sketchflow)

8- A Nice Office 2010 Commercial called “Work Anywhere”

9- A Quick Overview by Ghassan Chahine from Microsoft Lebanon ( Btw he’s the one that replaced me :o) ) introducing the highlights of Office 2010

10- Another Nice Office 2010 Commercial called “Work Better Together”

11- And one Video i really Enjoyed Making… Office 2010 Overview.. by you know who (it’s split into 2 videos because of the 10 minuntes YouTube Limitation)

And Last but Not Least… the Ultimate Office 2010 Movie….

One thing to note though, that we had tried to make several versions of the DVD to be given to the Movie Theater, and we had to compromise on either the Quality of the Videos or the Crop of the HD Videos… so we had to use the HD Version so some videos were cut from each side… so definitely some of the attendees have joked about that… but that was the best i could come put together in the small timeframe i had to prepare :o)

Enjoy and Don’t forget to SHARE!!

Cheers,
SC

IT Security Tips By MVP Andy Malone

2010-05-14T12:30:45Z

Back When i was in TechEd ME, i had the change to meet one of the IT Security Superstars, and a World Wide known expert, Andy Malone, an Enterprise Security MVP from the UK.

We both were speaking at TechEd, so we used to bumped into each others in the speakers’ area; so i had to steal him for few minutes to record few tips & tricks on IT Security;

There you go:

Cheers,

What’s New in Visual Studio 2010!

2010-04-17T06:25:15Z

Visual Studio 2010, was launched on Monday April 12th 2010, what are the new features and additions to this new Product?

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Mohamad Saleh from Jordan tell us a little bit about it!

Cheers,

TechEd Middle East 2010 (Remixed By SC)

2010-03-07T08:30:48Z

When a DJ Works at Microsoft and had a great time in TechEd Middle East… you can imagine what is the outcome :o)

Enjoy;
SC

Community Unplugged - Interview with Scott Hanselman!

2010-03-04T06:18:39Z

I met Scott Recently in TechEd Middle East, and i had the chance to catch him for few minutes and we recorded a few minutes on cam to talk about his involvement in the Tech Community and what are his advices to the Tech Communities in the Middle East;

Interview Worth Watching…. Enjoy!

You can check out Scott's Blog

And make sure to follow him on Twitter @shanselman

Cheers,

Welcome to TechEd ME!

2010-03-01T07:42:42Z

Hey,

It’s an Exciting Day Today, as it marks the first day of TechEd Middle East!

i grabbed some Photos and Videos and put them together to share with you what’s happening here;

My Session Starts at 12 and now it’s 10:00… YES I’M A BLOGGING NUT :o)

Sharing is Caring (Those are also my Initials!).. so there you go;

The Video also Shows Mohamad Saleh, C# MVP from Jordan Rocking the ASK THE EXPERTS on Visual Studio 2010!

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Cheers,

Speeding up your Website Community Night

2010-02-15T08:06:44Z

Hey,

Last Wednesday we’ve had a Nice Developers Community Night Hosted by “Lebanese Developers min 3enna!” and the guest speaker was Ralph Varjabedian from Telephone.com to talk about “Speeding up your Website”

You can download the presentation from Ralph’s Blog here

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And remember to Join the Lebanese Developers min 3enna Group on Facebook if you like to know about & get invited for Future Community Nights

Cheers,

2 New Interviews with MVPs: Windows Server 2008 R2 & Sharepoint 2010

2010-02-10T09:16:50Z

Hey,

i just posted 2 new Videos, that has exclusive interviews with MVP Muhannad Omar & MVP Hikmat Kanaan talking about Windows Server 2008 R2 & Sharepoint 2010;

Cheers,

Bill Gates Tips For Students

2010-01-25T07:08:59Z

One of my all-times Role Models is Bill Gates! he is truly a source of inspiration that followed me since i was still a students until today and I'm positive it will keep going on and on and on…

I gathered some of my favorites tips for Students and i made this Small “Light Remix” of him giving some TIPS to University Students & Fresh Graduates

Tips for University Student & Fresh Graduates"

Tips for Teenagers

Rule 1 : Life is not fair - get used to it!

Rule 2 : The world doesn't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss

Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.

Rule 6 : If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault , so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7 : Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8 : Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9 : Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.

Rule 10 : Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11 : Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

Check out http://www.gatesnotes.com/ his latest website;

Follow Bill on Twitter

Get Inspired!

Windows 7 Campus Launch @ USEK

2009-12-23T11:35:34Z

The 7th Day, and the 7th University; Windows 7 Campus Launch Took Place at Universite Saint Esprit Kaslik – USEK;

The Students of USEK done a GREAT Job in the preparations; George, Peter & Jeffery were STARS… ANd the featured Host & Guest was Miss TIA; Miss USEK 2009!

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Cheers,

Windows 7 Launch on Campus @ The Lebanese University

2009-12-22T07:18:54Z

The Launch of Windows 7 & Imagine cup in the Lebanese University, Faculty of Sciences – Hadath had a special Meaning for me; you see that specific university was the first university i attended and studied One year there (was a Lousy student and i didn’t pass :o( )… i still remember the first day at College and when i received my Student ID with the Word “Bitakat Talib Jami3i” or “College Student ID”… i felt GREAT then..

Well years went by and here i am, giving a Lecture in the same university i started… it was just GREAT… Check out the Videos & the Photos!

Cheers,
SC

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Windows 7 Launch @ NDU… or NOT :o(

2009-12-22T07:11:21Z

I woke up in a great Mood… finished some things and headed to the NDU (Notre Dame University) to Launch Windows 7 & Imagine Cup;

Unfortunately they had a Last Minute Cancelation of the Event :o( .. but i ended up with this Cool Video :o)

Cheers,

Windows 7 Launch on Campus @ AUB

2009-12-17T16:56:32Z

Hey,

Today was the Launch of Windows 7 @ Imagine cup in AUB, The American University Of Beirut; it was a very interesting day… The Weather was VERY BAD… So the Traffic was awful so i got LATE to MY PRESENTATION … and Thanks to Raydan who started the Presentation by Exciting the Students with some Cool Videos… until i arrived, Plugged in my Laptop… and Whoo Hoo…

The Video will definitely show you what i mean!

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Cheers,

Windows 7 Launch on Campus @ LAU

2009-12-16T07:13:29Z

Hey Hey Heyyyyy…..

Yesterday we had a Very Interesting Campus Launch in LAU ( Lebanese American University); The Crowd was Amazing, and the students were just Awesome!!

Thanks to Ali, Mohamad, Wael & Jalal for their GREAT Support and Presentation!

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Cheers,

Windows 7 Launch on Campus @ AUST

2009-12-15T06:20:52Z

Our Road show reached the American University of Science & Technology – Beirut;

They have been taking the lead on the Imagine Cup Competition in Lebanon for 3 years in a Row! and had the most active Students Community to date;

Again you like to see the videos and not reading me talking so There You Go…

Cheers,

Windows 7 Launch on Campus @ North Lebanon

2009-12-14T08:44:55Z

On Saturday 12th of December, we went to Tripoli, North Lebanon, and did the Launch of Imagine cup & Windows 7 on Campus, in AUL university & the Lebanese University Faculty of Science;

it was a RAINY DAY!!!!! … but the Heat of The Passion of Technology Warmed!!

i won’t comment much, but i would like to Thank our MVPs: Bilal Haidar, Maral Topalian, Mahmoud Said & Wessam Zeidan for their Support in this Event…

Check out the Videos & Watch The Photos!

Cheers,

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Windows 7 Launch @ USJ

2009-12-11T06:35:11Z

Hey,

10th of December was the First day of the Windows 7 Launch on Campus Tour in Lebanon, and my First Stop was at USJ; which was the University i Graduated from back at the days :o)

We’ve Launched Both Windows 7 & Imagine Cup 2010 and spoke about the different Students Initiatives such as DreamSpark & Student 2 Business & what was really impressive for me is the passion i noted among Several Students who Co-Presented with me on Stage and Demo-ed Windows 7 :o) … i Recall the names: Michel, Nadim, Edouard, Imad & Carlos… Those Guys Did a Fantastic JOB!

Also Raydan the Former Imagine Cup Winner in Lebanon and one of the TOP MSPs who is now doing an internship in Microsoft helping me out :o)… Was Also present in the Event and helped a lot in the Logistics

Check out the Photos & Watch this Small Clip i made about the Event!

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It’s only the Beginning of the Road Show… The Best is Yet to come

Cheers,

My Money on my LIVE!

2009-11-30T07:37:00Z

Do you have a Windows Live Account? Check out the Video Below and see why you should have one!

Home.Live.Com

Liked the Audio??? Download it from Here

Cheers,

Why am i Still Single?

2009-11-16T09:40:10Z

i published a tutorial on the new Features of PowerPoint 2010 on my Tech Blog; and i used the following as a Fun Demo :o)…

PS: All the Figures and Numbers and Everything are used for Entertainment & Demo purpose ONLY… I'm not responsible for any Depression Effect afterwards

Check it out!

Scratch IE – Remixed by SC

2009-10-26T06:37:32Z

Watch this!

for more information on Internet Explorer 8 you can go to Microsoft.com/IE8

Cheers,